i'm warren brown the ceo of cpmc pr i honestly say there were many times i never thought i'd see this. and as i was driving here i was reminder of a little boy who banked his head against a wall and he said it feels good when i stop. let me begin to thank the board of trustees who stuck with us through a lot of times when i would get up and explain why it was that things were just taking so long so bob we owe you a special gratitude (clapping.) i see many supporters who showed up at the hearings and committee meetings and testified about why we needed those hospitals. i want to thank you ail again. and want to thank grant dave i didn't see who's our vice president at cpmc when the times would get tough and i would go to the fellows office and he'd encourage me. it's a great feeling to be here today (clapping) and i want to say and we intentionally had everyone he sitting in those chairs because the one thing that was never at issue was no one got up and said this is a buff building that needs to be preserved. i remember moving here and driving by this building so we won't miss you hot

there's been a lot of speculation out there that brown who lost his seat to elizabeth warren could challenge the democratic senator. he made frequent spopz to the granite state where he already owns a home. a conservative pack is running ads in new hampshire touting brown's credentials. he is scheduled to speak at a republican holiday party there this thursday. in case you were wondering, the listing price for that home right there? massachusetts, $555,000. the family bought it in 2005 $2 for $307 th,000. brian schwietzer one of the names floating around as a democratic candidate for president in 2016. yesterday he took a direct one-two punch at the presumed front-runner and the sitting president. in an interview with the weekly standard, he said, the quo that we have is will it be that hillary that leads the progressives or is it the hillary that says i'm already going to win the democratic nomination so i can shift hard right on day one? we can't afford any more hard right. we had eight years of george bush and now we've had five years of obama who i would argue in many cases has been a co

heinrich, carper, schumer, feinstein, murray, sanders, king, franken, harkin, murray, warren, whitehouse, blumenthal and brown. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection so ordered. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. 1882, a bill to extend the exclusion from income for employer-provided mass transit and parking benefits, that the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: mr. president, i understand and appreciate my colleague's commitment to this particular issue. however, this is just one of many tax provisions that will expire at the end of the year. in the past the seni

. >> there's been a lot of speculation that brown who lost his massachusetts seat to iz bet warren couldhallenge nam democratic senator jean shaheen. brown has made frequent stops to the granite state where he already owns a home, a conservative p.a.c. is running internet ads in new hampshire touting brown's credential and scheduled to speak at a holiday party there this thursday. but he might not be welcomed with open arms. gop state rep said that scott brown does not represent new hampshire with his rhino anti-gun policies. brown supporter --. it to meet this guy. >> brown supported a federal assault weapons ban while senator of massachusetts. okay. >> welcome to the working week. hey, mike, you understand this area better than anybody. you know, you do. let's say if you took the joke from orlando to alabama running for office that would be different than if you took the jump from pensacola to alabama. so new hampshire and massachusetts, can this to be done? are they close enough? >> his biggest hurdle is a republican primary i think in new hampshire because of his position on guns. he

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if not brown and greenburg, is it a howard dean or russ feingold? if there is no elizabeth warrenhey use the delaz blasio platform against hillary clinton. >> i would be shocked if anybody can do that in a real way. if you are not coming in, the institutional resources. they excited the imagination and there is a movement around him. somebody who get the resources you need to contest it. >> you see them being the guy who is fired. i don't see martin o'malley will get can play the guitar. >> and do irish bands, the pub from -- you know she's going to campaign for democrats so we'll get an idea does she have the campaign chops again. david axelrod said hillary clinton in '07 terrible candidate, in '08 coming from behind turned out to be a great campaigner. which campaigner in 2014? >> i think we see the '08 2.0, she'll be much better at it, surround herself and this is always the criticism, the people around her sort of take away, detract from her ability to be that candidate so if she stockpiles the smart and the best and goes out there and bees, is herself, i think she'll formidab

if not brown and greenburg, is it a howard dean or rus fine gold? if there is no elizabeth warren form they use that. >> i would be shocked if anybody can do that in a real way. if you are not coming in, the institutional resources. they excited the imagination and there is a movement around him. somebody who get the resources you need to contest it. >> you see them fired up and ready. he can play the guitar. >> do irish bands, go from irish pub. one of the things we'll see hillary clinton more on the campaign trail in 20 shshg she's going to campaign for democrats, we'll get an idea, does she have the campaign chops again. david axelrod said something, i think, very smart, hillary clinton '07 terrible candidate. hillary clinton '08, about to be lost coming from behind, turned out to be a great campaigner. which do we see? >> i think the '08 2.0, i think she's going to be much bet, surround herself -- and this is the criticism -- people around her take away, detract from her ability to be that candidate. so if she stockpile the smart and the best, and she goes out there and is her

senator brown lost his seat to elizabeth warren in the 2012 election.enate democrats expect a budget bill to survive a test vote today now that at least seven republican said they will support the regulation. it will ease budget cuts in part by reducing the deficit by a modest $23 billion over the coming decades. these the words of the associated press. the house passed the measure expected to reach president obama's desk no later than tomorrow. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> what is going on today comes down to two words, fundamental transformation. those are obama's words. i ask a couple of questions. does the president have the power to transform america? of course not. you want to fundamentally change america? that means you don't like capitalism and our constitutional system very much. when you keep hearing this transformation, change is hard, you need to understand this is a direct attack on our constitutional system. that is what he is talking about. and radiolling author personality mark levin will take your calls and

warren last year, the speculation started, what will scott brown run for next?in new hampshire for the senate. we learned this week he's having a hard time keeping his geography straight. >> i'm thankful i've been around for a year helping them raise money, helping them raise awareness as to the issues that are affecting not only people here in massachusetts -- in new hampshire, but also in massachusetts obviously and maine. i've been to maine, rhode island, new hampshire, connecticut, i've been all over the new england area, certainly. >> if you get confused, start naming all the states. scott brown could probably use a few pointers and we have got a few for him. the tricky art of political carpetbagging. that's up next. isis the creamy n corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. [ woman ] the technology in these pads... best creation ever! [ female announcer ] always infinity. the onl

in fact, i should note the browns have been publicly opposed to warren jeffs and others guilty of theseses. i actually think this decision will help a big deal. one of the reasons polygamyists have been to compounds and live off the radar is because you criminalize their families, by allowing them to be opened, we will be able to detect those abuses more. we will be able to respond better as we do when those abuses occur in monogamous families. i think this will be a great step forward in that sense. >> however, as you well know, professor t. dynamic allows an invitation to abuse that mon knowing my may not. you know the areas. i have been there, i have reported on them as well. there is a legitimate risk, fair point? >> there is. there is also that risk in monogamy. you need to remember there is a great variety in pleural relationships. i think people will be surprised as this becomes decriminalized, how many different types of families and relations with ve in this country. it's a part of the fact that we live in a pleuralistic nation with people of different values and life styles. >

brown has not ruled out a run. but in a quinnipiac poll, 62% of the respondents said biden would not make a good candidate. anyway, the progressive left has been pushing senator elizabeth warrenthe magazines at least. last week she ruled out a run. a dark horse candidate, brian schweitzer has indicated he might launch a bid for the white house. he told real clear politics there's a whole lot of america that looks at each other and says well, there's 340 million people living in america. isn't there somebody else other than a bush or clinton who can be president in these modern times? it could be that the 75 year old governor of california, there he is jerry brown, who began his career in 1969 might be considering a fourth run for the white house. what a run he's had. the l.a. times said some are pushing him to try for another try for the white house even if it means taking on hillary rodham clinton. let me ask you this, you study the numbers, numbers, numbers. i would like to see a fight for the primaries. almost like the crazy fight i expect on the other side, for interest. and i think the issues ought to be debated. are we going into another iraq? i want to hear them say we

brown tick slightly ahead, just a hair below where they are now. some interesting tweets coming in from the viewers. there's fun ones, obviously, a spoof of warrenstock oracle tweets in, messing with pete najarian is like getting hid by one of my railroad cars. he's voting for him in the playoffs. and another fun one here, again, from brandon card, a great pick, lowest of all of the big oil firms, texas knows oil. a hash tag for you. and, of course, another one here from patrick, kudos to the reform broker for thinking out of the box for the playbook playoffs, and wund more, just to kind of get things round the out here, who won the first half of the playbook playoffs? santoli is saying that right now, but this one, i vote for the lincolnator, hope this is correct. a lot of interaction, and the tallies are still going, but, scott, i have to tell you, right now, lots of the tweets coming in, and a lot of votes coming in. i'm not going to tell you the numbers just yet. but still, first place, right now, josh brown. >> all right. our sideline reporter, dominic chu, thank you so much. >> scott, can i make a suggestion? >> yeah. >> you have extra ope

warren: i come to the floor today in support of the equal employment for all act, a bill i introduced today with senators blumenthal, brown, leahy, markey, shaheen and whitehouse. this legislation would prohibit employers from requiring prospective employees to disclose their credit history as part of the job application process. it makes sure that hiring decisions are based on an individual's skill and experience, not on past financial problems. this is also about basic fairness. let people compete for jobs on the merits, not on whether or not they have enough money to pay all their bills. many people have bad credit because they hit hard times. they got sick, their husband left, or their wife died, that he lost their jobs. these are tough events urnsdz er any circumstance and put a strain on a person. the strain sometimes results in late praimen payments orange inn the amount of money they -- or an increase in the amount of money they must borrow. the problems of bad credit were compounded following the 2008 crisis. man depreciated savings left people with a smaller financial cushion to survive fluctuations in their inc

brown in for michaela, a check of the headlines. >>> great to be here with you. making news, a new video message from an american being held captive by al qaeda. warrenmore than two years ago, working for the agency for international development. he says he feels aban doned and wants the president and secretary of state to help bring him home. weinstein says his captors will let him see his family and some prisoners are released. >>> u.p.s. and fedex getting fileted on social media over delivery delays. thousands of packages didn't reach destinations by christmas because of bad weather an a surge in demand, making social media complaints explode. the company's promise, they with working through the backlog. >>> the family of the california teenager declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy might move her to another hospital where she can stay on life support. officials at oakland's children's hospital declared 13-year-old jahi mcmath brain dead earlier this month. her family says she is still alive and will recover. that's what they believe. a legal order for the hpt to continue jahi's care expires on monday. >>> a dramatic rescue on a major laelgs f